SCIMITAR


Meaning of SCIMITAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsi-mə-tər, -ˌtär ]

noun

Etymology: Italian scimitarra

Date: 1562

: a saber having a curved blade with the edge on the convex side and used chiefly by Arabs and Turks

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.